地ち方ほう
Meanings
Noun
1. district; region; area; locality
However, the rules differ by region.
2. the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area
The number of young people in rural areas is falling.
3. civilian society
Imperial Japanese Army jargon
Kanji used
ground
way
Pitch accent
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Top 2800
Composed of
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
Used in vocabulary (78 in total)
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
district court; local court
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
Examples (38 in total)
The number of young people in rural areas is falling.
I deal with people from various regions.
It's true that customers out in the provinces are laid-back, aren't they?
He was called back from the provinces to the capital.
Legends of vampires flourish in the Balkans.
This district forms a basin.
The recession has left regional economies exhausted.
This area is rich in marine products.
Do you have any regional dishes?
The district is abundant in natural resources.
The voices of the provinces rarely reach the capital.
The whole country was covered with snow.
However, the rules differ by region.
We have a local newspaper in our city.
This area is known for its beautiful scenery.
This region has always had a lot of snow.
Typhoons are frequent in this region.
We have to respect local customs.
This region produces precious minerals.
Rice is the chief crop in this area.
At last, spring has come to this part of Japan.
We get a lot of snow here in winter.
He came from the countryside, you see, and he was a very unpretentious person.
This local newspaper is published once a week.
The celebratory mood will likely spread to the regions as well, albeit with a delay.
The old custom is still kept up in that district.
The district attorney indicted him for theft and murder.
This year the region has been hit by a severe drought.
His name is known to everybody in this area.
The young women of this district are well known for their beauty.
You should acquaint yourself with the local customs.
Do you know the name of the most successful military man from this area?
We have adequate inventories of the product to meet local demand.
Many local traditions have fallen into decay in recent years.
He tried to absorb as much of the local culture as possible.
I tried to absorb as much of local culture as possible.
Many families left to make a new life on the frontier.
In Thailand it has already become too dry to grow rice in some parts of the country.